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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11117RESOLUTION NO. 11117 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AIRPORT JOINT USE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO, PUEBLO MEMORIAL AIRPORT, OF THE STATE OF COLORADO AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE COMMANDER, AIR FORCE RESERVE COMMAND AND THE COMMANDER, AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND, (COLLECTIVELY, "AIR FORCE "), AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: SECTION 1 _ A certain Airport Joint Use Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference, after having been approved as to form by the City Attorney, by and between the City of Pueblo, Pueblo Memorial Airport, of the State of Colorado and the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, acting by and through the Air Force relating to delineation of responsibility for operation and maintenance of the flying facilities and to establish the Air Force's reasonable share, proportional to such use, of the cost of operating and maintaining such jointly used flying facilities is hereby approved, subject to the conditions as set forth in said Airport Joint Use Agreement. SECTION 2. The President of City Council is hereby authorized to execute said Airport Joint Use Agreement on behalf of Pueblo, a Municipal Corporation, and the City Clerk shall affix the Seal of the City there to and attest the same. INTRODUCED September 24, 2007 BY Randy Thurston Councilperson APPROVED: a #?ESIDEINTof City Council ATTESTED BY: CITY CLERK mss. l l 7 BMW � E - Background Paper for Proposed RESOLUTION AGENDA ITEM # DATE: September 24, 2007 DEPARTMENT: AVIATION - DANIEL E. CENTA, P.E. TITLE A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AIRPORT JOINT USE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO, PUEBLO MEMORIAL AIRPORT, OF THE STATE OF COLORADO AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE COMMANDER, AIR FORCE RESERVE COMMAND AND THE COMMANDER, AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND, (COLLECTIVELY, "AIR FORCE ") AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME ISSUE SHOULD CITY COUNCIL APPROVE AN AIRPORT USE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO, PUEBLO MEMORIAL AIRPORT AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE AIR FORCE? RECOMMENDATION Approval of this Resolution. Title 49, United States Code, Chapter 471, "Airport Development," provides that each of the Airport's facilities developed with financial assistance from the United Sates Government will be available without charge for use by Government aircraft except that if the use is substantial, the Government may be charged a reasonable share, proportionate to the use. The Government, at this time, acknowledges substantial use of the flying facilities at the Airport. FINANCIAL IMPACT The Government shall pay to the City as its proportionate share of operating and maintaining the Jointly Used Flying Facilities an amount each year of $554,887.54 payable in equal monthly installments of $46,240.63 each. The term of this Agreement shall be effective for five (5) years beginning October 1, 2007 and ending September 30, 2012. AIRPORT JOINT USE AGREEMENT BETWEEN Pueblo Memorial Airport AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND STATE OF COLORADO (PUEBLO MEMORIAL AIRPORT) TABLE OF CONTENTS AIRPORT JOINT USE AGREEMENT .......................................................... ............................... 2 RECITALS .................................................................................................. ............................... 2 AGREEMENT ............................................................................................. ............................... 2 1 DEFINITIONS ................................................................................. ..............................2 2 . JOINT USE ..................................................................................... ............................... 3 3. CITY RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................ ............................... 3 4. AIR FORCE RESPONSIBILITIES ................................................ ............................... 4 5 . PAYMENTS ................................................................................... ............................... 4 6. AIRFIELD MANAGEMENT ......................................................... ............................... 5 7. AIR FORCE RESERVED RIGHTS ............................................... ............................... 5 8. FIRE PROTECTION AND CRASH RESCUE SERVICES .......... ............................... 5 9. RECORDS AND BOOKS OF ACCOUNT .................................... ............................... 5 10 TERM .............................................................................................. ............................... 6 11. TERMINATION ............................................................................. ............................... 6 12. GENERAL PROVISIONS .............................................................. ............................... 6 13. MAJOR REPAIRS AND NEW CONSTRUCTION ...................... ............................... 7 14 NOTICES ........................................................................................ ............................... 8 15 EXHIBITS ........................................................................................ ..............................8 i AIRPORT JOINT USE AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into as of this I day of 2007, by and between the City of Pueblo, Pueblo Memorial Airport, of the State of Colorado, ( City "); and the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, acting by and through the Commander, Air Force Reserve Command. RECITALS A. The City owns and operates Pueblo Memorial Airport (Airport"), located in the County of Pueblo State of Colorado. B. Title 49, United States Code, Chapter 471, "Airport Development," (49 U.S.C. Sections 47101 - 47129), provides that each of the Airport's facilities developed with financial assistance from the United States Government and each of the Airport's facilities usable for the landing and taking off of aircraft always will be available without charge for use by Government aircraft in common with other aircraft, except that if the use is substantial, the Government may be charged a reasonable share, proportionate to the use, of the cost of operating and maintaining the facility used. C. The Government requires substantial use of the flying facilities at the Airport for the 302n Airlift Wing, (302 AW) Air Force Reserve Command and the 58 Special Operation Wing, (58 SOW) as well as for other occasional transient Department of Defense aircraft. All Initial Flight Screening (IFS) operations accomplished through Doss Aviation or their predecessors will be funded through a separate agreement with the City. All other Government aircraft will be responsible for any fees associated with their substantial use of the flying facilities. Contract operation and use by other Governmental Agencies ; are addressed through separate arrangements with the City and are not parties to this agreement. D. The City is agreeable to such substantial use, in common with other users of the Airport, of the flying facilities by the parties named in this agreement. E. The Air Force and the City desire to provide for the delineation of responsibility for operation and maintenance of the flying facilities jointly used in common with others at the Airport, and to establish the Air Force's reasonable share, proportional to such use, of the cost of operating and maintaining such jointly used flying facilities. DEFINITIONS AGREEMENT For purposes of this Agreement, the jointly used flying facilities of the Airport are the runways, taxiways, lighting systems, navigational aids, markings and appurtenances open to public use and use by the Air Force, including all improvements and facilities pertaining thereto and situated thereon and all future additions, improvements, and facilities thereto as may be added or constructed from time to time ( "Jointly Used Flying Facilities "). The Jointly Used Flying Facilities do not include land areas used exclusively by the Air Force or the terminal buildings, 2 hangars, aircraft parking aprons and ramps, or other areas or structures used exclusively by the City or its lessees, permittees, or licensees for civilian or commercial purposes. The Air Force maintains no exclusive use interests at Pueblo Memorial Airport. 2. JOINT USE Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Air Force shall have the use, in common with other users of the Airport, present and prospective, of the Jointly Used Flying Facilities, together with all necessary and convenient rights of ingress and egress to within the Airport as required. Routes for ingress and egress for the Air Force's employees, agents, customers and contractors shall not unduly restrict the Airport in its operations. 3. CITY RESPONSIBILITIES The City will be responsible for and or ensure the following services and functions are performed or are available, to standards in accordance with Paragraph 6 below: a. Furnishing all personnel, materials and equipment required in the rendering of the services to be provided under the Agreement. b. Performing any and all maintenance of the Jointly Used Flying Facilities, including but not limited to: (1) Joint sealing, crack repair, surface repairs, airfield markings and repair or replacement of damaged sections of airfield pavement; (2) Runway, taxiway, and approach lighting and the regulators and controls therefor; (3) Beacons, obstruction lights, wind indicators, and other navigational aids; (4) Grass cutting and grounds care, drainage, and dust and erosion control of unpaved areas, adjacent to runways and taxiways; (5) Sweeping runways and taxiways; (6) Control wildlife hazards to aircraft operations; (7) Removing snow, ice and other hazards from runways and taxiways within a reasonable time after such runways and taxiways have been so encumbered. C. Furnishing utilities necessary to operate the Jointly Used Flying Facilities. d. Coordinating the removal bf disabled aircraft as expeditiously as possible, subject to the rules and regulations of the National Transportation Safety Board, in order to minimize the time the Jointly Used Flying Facilities, or any part thereof, would be closed because of such aircraft. e. Providing fire fighting and crash rescue services, subject to Paragraphs 4a and 8. f Perform security checks in accordance with the.airport certification manual to protect the Jointly Used Flying Facilities. g. Ensuring that either the Airport Manager or his or her designee is available a 24- hour a day, seven days per week basis. 4. AIR FORCE RESPONSIBILITIES The Air Force will be responsible for the following: a. Subject to availability of appropriations therefore, repairing within a reasonable time damage to the Jointly Used Flying Facilities to the extent that such damage is caused solely by Government aircraft operations and/or Government equipment installed and maintained by the Government on the Jointly Used Flying Facilities and is in excess of the fair wear and tear resulting from the military use contemplated under this Agreement. b. Removing disabled Government aircraft as expeditiously as possible in order to minimize the time the Jointly Used Flying Facilities, or any part thereof, would be closed because of such aircraft. 5. PAYMENTS a. In consideration of and for the faithful performance of this Agreement, and subject to the availability of Federal appropriations, the Government shall pay to the City as its proportionate share of operating and maintaining the Jointly Used Flying Facilities an amount each year of $554,887.54, payable in equal monthly installments of Forty -six thousand two hundred forty dollars and sixty -three cents ($46,240.63) each. b. Payments for the periods set out in Paragraph 5a above shall he made upon submission of appropriate bills to the Air Force as designated in Paragraph 5c below; provided, however, that if during the term of this Agreement, sufficient funds are not available through the annual appropriations at the beginning of any fiscal year to carry out the provisions of this Agreement, the Air Force will so notify the City in writing. C. Bills for the payments provided hereunder shall be directed to: Headquarters 302nd Airlift Wing/CC 450 W. Hamilton Ave., Ste 171 Peterson AFB, CO, 80914 Or to such other address as the Air Force may from time to time provide to the City in writing. 4 d. Either party may request renegotiation if either party, at the request or with the formal concurrence of the other, as the case may be, requires services not contemplated by this Agreement, or reduces or eliminates services it undertakes to provide under this Agreement. 6. AIRFIELD MANAGEMENT a. The City agrees that maintenance of the Jointly Used Flying Facilities shall, at all times, be in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration ( "FAA ") standards for the operation of a commercial airport and operation of jet aircraft. b. The Government agrees that any markings and equipment installed by it pursuant to Paragraph 7 of the Agreement shall not be in conflict with FAA standards. AIR FORCE RESERVED RIGHTS The Air Force reserves the right, at its sole cost and expense and subject to Paragrapl 6b above, to: a. Provide and maintain in the Jointly Used Flying Facilities airfield markings required solely for military aircraft operations. b. Install, operate and maintain in the Jointly Used Flying Facilities any and all additional equipment necessary for the safe and efficient operation of military aircraft, including but not limited to arresting systems and navigational aids. 8. FIRE PROTECTION AND CRASH RESCUE SERVICES The City shall be responsible for and provide fire protection and crash rescue services for both civil and Air Force aircraft operations at the Airport in accordance with FAA standard of operation of a commercial airport and operation of jet aircraft. The City, through its Fire Department, maintains fire fighting and crash rescue operations with duty personnel consisting of trained fire fighters and equipment of three (3) fire vehicles, one with a capacity of 3000 gallons of water, 450 pounds of dry chemical and 400 gallons of light water (AFFF); and the others with a total capacity of 500 gallons of water, 300 pounds of dry chemical, and 50 gallons of light water. At least one light dash vehicle is first aid equipped. If the City needs to exchange equipment, they will notify the Air Force at least 30 days prior to making such exchange. Crash/rescue services will be provided for both civil and Air Force aircraft 24 hours, daily. 9. RECORDS AND BOOKS OF ACCOUNT The City agrees to keep records and books of account, showing the actual cost to it of all items of labor, materials, equipment, supplies, services, and other expenditures made in fulfilling the obligations of this Agreement. The Comptroller General of the United States or any of his or her duly authorized representatives shall, until the expiration of three (3) years after final payment, , have access at all times to such records and books of account, or to any directly pertinent books, documents, papers, and records of any of the City's contractors or subcontractors engaged in the performance of and involving transactions related to this Agreement. The City further agrees that representatives of the Air Force Audit Agency or any other designated representative of the Government shall have the same right of access to such records, books of account, documents and papers as is available to the Comptroller General. 10. TERM This Agreement shall be effective for a term of five (5) years beginning October 1, 2007, and ending September 30, 2012. 11. TERMINATION a. This Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time by giving at least one hundred eighty (180) days' notice thereof in writing to the other party. It is understood that termination of this agreement does not affect the overriding authority allowing Air Force use of the Airport pursuant to Title 49, United States Code, Chapter 471, "Airport Development," (49 U.S.C. Sections 47101- 47129). b. (1) The Air Force, by giving written notice to the City, may terminate the right of the City to proceed under this Agreement if it is found, after notice and hearing by the Secretary of the Air Force or his or her duly authorized representative, that gratuities in the form of entertainment, gifts, or otherwise, were offered or given by the City, or any agent or representative of the City, to any officer or employee of the Air Force with a view toward securing this Agreement or securing favorable treatment with respect to the awarding or amending, or the making of any determinations with respect to the performing of such agreement, provided that the existence of the facts upon which the Secretary of the Air Force or his or her duly authorized representative makes such findings shall be an issue and may be reviewed in any competent court. (2) In the event this Agreement is terminated as provided in subparagraph I lb(1) above, the Air Force shall be entitled to pursue the same remedies against the City as it could pursue in the event of a breach of the Agreement by the City and in addition to any other damages to which it may be entitled by law, the Air Force shall be entitled to exemplary damages in an amount (as determined by the Secretary of the Air Force or his or her duly authorized representative) which shall be not less than three (3) nor more than ten (10) times the costs incurred by the City in providing any such gratuities to any such officer or employee. (3) The rights and remedies of the Government provided in subparagraph I lb(2) above shall not be exclusive and are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law or under this Agreement. 12. GENERAL PROVISIONS a. Compliance with Law.. The City shall comply with all Federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations applicable'to the activities conducted under this Agreement. b. Assignment. Neither party shall transfer or assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. 6 c. Liability. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, neither party shall be liable for damages to property or injuries to persons arising from the use of the Jointly Used Flying Facilities or occurring as a consequence of the performance of responsibilities under this Agreement. d. Third Party Benefit. No member or delegate to Congress shall be admitted to any share or part of this Agreement or to any benefit that may arise therefrom, but this provision shall not be construed to extend to this Agreement if made with a corporation for its general benefit. e. Entire Agreement. It is expressly agreed that this written instrument embodies the entire financial arrangement and agreement of the parties regarding the use of the Jointly Used Flying Facilities by the Air Force, and there are no understandings or agreements, verbal or otherwise, between the parties in regard to it except as expressly set forth herein. Specifically, no landing fees or other fees not provided in this Agreement will be assessed by the City against the Air Force for the use of the Jointly Used Flying Facilities during the term of this Agreement. £ Modification. This Agreement may only be modified or amended by mutual agreement of the parties in writing and signed by each of the parties hereto. g. Waiver. The failure of either party to insist, in any one or more instances, upon the strict performance of any of the,terms, conditions, covenants, or provisions of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment of the right to the future performance of any such terms, conditions, covenants, or provisions. No provision of this Agreement shall be deemed to .have been waived by either party unless such waiver is accomplished in accordance with paragraph 12.f, above h. Paragraph Headings. The brief headings or titles preceding each paragraph and subparagraph are merely for purposes of identification, convenience, and ease of reference, and will be completely disregarded in the construction of this Agreement. i. Funds Availability. Financial obligations of City payable after the current fiscal year are contingent upon funds for that purpose being appropriated, budgeted, and otherwise made available; provided, however, that if during the term of this Agreement, sufficient funds are not available through at the beginning of any fiscal year to carry out the provisions of this Agreement, the City will so notify the Air Force in writing. 13. MAJOR REPAIRS AND NEW CONSTRUCTION Major repair projects and /or new construction projects required for the Jointly Used Flying Facilities (collectively, "Joint Use Projects ") are not included under this Agreement. Any Air Force contribution to Joint Use Projects shall be the subject of separate negotiations and written agreement between the City and the Air Force at such time as the work is required. Any Air Force participation in the costs of Joint Use Projects is subject to the availability of Federal funds for such purpose at the time the work is required. 7 14. NOTICES No notice, order, direction, determination, requirement, consent or approval under this Agreement shall be of any effect unless it is in writing and addressed as provided herein. a. Written communications to the City shall be addressed to: Department of Aviation 31201 Bryan Circle Pueblo, CO 81001 Phone: (719) 553-2760 b. Written communications to the Government shall be in triplicate with copies to the United States of America and the State of Colorado addressed respectively, as follows: To the Air Force Reserves: 302 Airlift Wing/CC 450 W. Hamilton Ave., Ste 171 Peterson AFB CO 80914 Notification of any change in the above addresses shall be made in writing to the other party at least 30 days before the effective date of the change. 15. EXHIBITS No exhibits are attached to and made a part of this Agreement. [Signature page follows.] no IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the respective duly authorized representatives of the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date set forth opposite their respective signatures. City of Pueblo PUEBLO MEMORIAL AIRPORT Dated: By: Approved as to form: By: Dated: /7 /J CC 6 - 7 By: A i ALLAN R. POULIN, Major'General, USAF Vice Commander UNITED STATES OF AMERICA w